World Water Day

The day serves as a platform to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources and bring to the fore the importance of clean, accessible water for all.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    Ah damn it. You’ve just reminded me I need to do talking tomorrow :/

    I’ve decided to just ad lib it. As long as I’ve got the names of the people I need to introduce I should be right

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      3·
      8 months ago

      Oh, you’re chairing/ doing intro bits? Hand cards (can’t electrically fail) Name, is really cool to have here because [……] [Reason you hopefully agree with]. Paper. Then, thanks, state was interesting, open questions, ask a question if you want to start. If it gets too quiet, thank again and direct to the buffet if extant.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        As long as I’ve got their names and where they’re from I’ll be fine. Besides introducing them and where they’re all from, all I have to do is introduce myself and do a shortened version of the acknowledgement of country. I have the option to do whatever else I want provided it’s within the time, but as long as those are all done I’m golden

        Rather counter-intuitively I struggle more with speaking when I’m reading a script than when I’m ad libbing it. I struggle with memorising things and reading ahead so if I have a script my eyes will be glued to the paper, where as if I just talk for myself based off a loose collection of ideas I just sorta know what to say

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      2·
      8 months ago

      Addenda: create yourself a persona for presenting. Don’t need a costume, just an attitude. You can do this!

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        I did actually buy fancy clothes to wear, so I will be costuming. But I certainly have an attitude so I guess I have both